New-York tribune., 1887-12-27
THE NEWSBOYS GET A HOUSING DINNER
A TRAMP CONES IL AND MAKES SOME SAGE RE

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"push nm there - Shut yer mouth and cat yer din
ner" Dere's Hunpy McCaun tux me turkey y; CIT
on to Magurks tile ." " oh Amt dat grand gimme
more "-exprcssons Ike these and babel Of gbbcr'h
filed the large dping groom in the Ncwsb0ys Logging
Heuse In Duanest. fer two hours last evening Mere
tha n four hundred little urchas who sell newspapers
many Of them without and most OF them ragged and
partially exposed to the winters blast we're enables u"
make merry forget their rsubles for ore evening
AT least through the kndaess OF William VI. Fess wLo
with hs faaily hand 70 see the youngsters en-
isving the fruits OF his generosity.
SUPERINTENDENT r. IIes and his wife, the matron saw
that every little fellows plate rcplenshel until he
coui more. There was turkey and ham, potatoes
carrots bread and tea and candles and fruit The boys
ed in age from five TO sixteen years, ana ono he
strplipc whose legs were as yet scarcely stroag
enough carry his body had seen only three winters
ana he was cute enough to Ia able to tell the reporter in
a saneaky voice that this the mildest one he had
experienced The doors open TO all who called 80
long AS th.y weren't too BIZ, aad long they kept
orderly
Some tralnps went in. Tho winter aspect of things
outofdesrs had quickcned thelr sense OF smell, sAd
following their noses" they reached the harb0r OF
refuge just in time.
Don't you look big 10 be newsboy - asked Mr.
Heg mildly OF one Of them while group Of urchins at
the end OF a able sail: "Dats boss lle aint one
OF us."
H.,
ana sverin. he shook his coat TO let the snow f-
of Amt heavy weight. that's certain"
An right" replied the superin snlcnt 'inaturedy
as he sat down a meal, try if that won't enable you
to reach the climax
A NEW woRLD-MOVlNG LEVER.
The Arcnimedcan lever which moves the world
added another tramp with ocenic ar as he tool.
Ia. scat and arranged all eyeniAg paper b.forc him.
never heard OF such a thing" sal h- brother ia
distress without f,.ns lis from the plate Nv Lat
is it. Jlml
"vlctuals," rcpael jim while he ate ravenousy
and swallowed two mouthfus fer one.
cit sa to der nleke." said wee Tommy Mulrooncy'
Halt there shouted little tcn-yearsd Mike Mad
den "Wnen is dis business 10 stopl' But the tramp
never minded bit. GOT III" some Of his fine Work
The hail was tastefiy decorated The large pillar.
were entvnel with eyergrscms. LItue santa Clau-eS
vas music fros pianofofts au1 some hymn. werc SUM-
while cheer ron cheer west up from hundreds oi niue
happv Most OF the boys made essluiisRs TO becone
rich IL pss.ibe. aud finally take ohce.
MORE CECHINs WITH GREAT APPrTIrEs
Two hundred nswsboys with sharp appettes gathered
at the East side LsssiEg House. 40 81 East
Broadway, In the evening, to eat Christ
mas dinner ana rccev. the presents proVi-
ded by tho friends Of the institution sup ntenient
Joseph : Calder had laid s large supply OF turkey,
mnce pss and cake. but II was none too large
for the occasion when the boys decided that they could
eat no they adjourned to the large audience han
up stars and innuset Themselves with ganes aud music
At . o'clock the presents were distributed Each
boy got u OF heavy unacrclothlng and
a a. pair Of shoes and st.cking'. TO those
who had lived regularly at the lodging house extra gft
Of cardigan jackets were made. The dinner WAS the
g OF j. Perpont Morgan. Tho presents wsrc provided
by Edgar Auchlncoss. James stilmas, Robert Law
ingstsn and a few sthers.
through the lberaty Of Mrs william T.. Dodge and
Mrs William H. Vanderbilt ll5 street bows made me ry
dinner Of turkey and Hlnce pies at me stIe.t
Boys Lodging House. No 3li last Thirty nnh-st
Aferward the inmates and cI-innates gave an enter
tainment consisting of songs Instrumental ssos dane
Ing and a boxing match.
other sreet boys treated 10 Christmas dinner,
followed an entertainment of singing. Instrumental
music etc the West SIDE Lodging House. seventh
ave and Thirty second The clappDg OF hands stamp
ing OF feet yelling and whistug could he heard blsck
away. Miss Henrietta Markstcn. assisted by several
Young women did much 10 make the evening pleasant